Role-plays as Catalyst for EFL Students’ Fluency and Coherence

Abstract

Speaking is a crucial skill of foreign language learning and teaching, it becomes very important nowadays among the other skills. Students are enthusiastic to speak fluently, but they find difficulties when they want to master the aspects of speaking and they do not use them appropriately in different social context. This led to shed light on the effectiveness of the role- play as drama technique and its advantages on EFL student’s fluency. The present study aims to investigate to what extent the Role Play in EFL classroom can be a catalytic technique. It describes the problem of learners in speaking and focuses on some particular points by tackling the following questions: (1) how does a Role Play motivate EFL students speaking proficiency? (2) Will the Role Plays improve EFL students’ fluency and coherence? This study has been dealt with the research methodology, which was as qualitative research with two questionnaires devoted for both, the first year master students of the English department and the teachers of oral expression at El-Tarf University in Algeria for the 2016-2017 academic year. The results of data analysis has been confirmed the research hypothesis and showed that the role-plays motivate student’s fluency and the teachers have positive attitude towards using role-plays as teaching techniques. Thus, we recommend the use of role-play in EFL classroom will increase fluency and coherence and motivate EFL students to speak.

اﻟﺘﻜﻠﻢ ھﻮ ﻣﮭﺎرة ﺣﺎﺳﻤﺔ ﻟﺘﻐﻠﻢ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻻﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ وﺗﻌﻠﯿﻤﮭﺎ, ﻓﻲ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ اﻟﺤﺎﺿﺮ اﺻﺒﺤﺖ ھﺬه اﻻﺧﯿﺮة ذات اھﻤﯿﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺑﯿﻦ ﻣﮭﺎرات اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻻﺧﺮى. اﻟﻄﻼب ﻣﺘﺤﻤﺴﻮن ﻟﻠﺘﺤﺪث ﺑﻄﻼﻗﺔ ,و ﻟﻜﻨﮭﻢ ﯾﺠﺪون ﺻﻌﻮﺑﺎت ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﯾﺮﯾﺪون اﻟﺘﺤﻜﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺧﻮاص اﻟﺘﺤﺪث ,ﻛﻢ اﻧﮭﻢ ﻻ ﯾﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻮﻧﮭﺎ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺐ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺴﯿﺎق اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ. ﻣﻤﺎ ادى اﻟﻰ ﺗﺴﻠﯿﻂ اﻟﻀﻮء ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﻌﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﺗﻘﻤﺺ اﻻدوار ﺑﻮﺻﻔﮭﺎ ﺗﻘﻨﯿﺔ دراﻣﯿﺔ و دورھﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺤﺴﯿﻦ اﻟﺘﺤﺪث ﺑﻄﻼﻗﺔ ﻟﺪى طﻼب اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻻﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ ﻛﻠﻐﺔ اﺟﻨﺒﯿﺔ. و ﺗﮭﺪف اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﯿﺔ اﻟﻰ اﻟﺘﺤﻘﯿﻖ ﻓﻲ اي ﻣﺪى ﯾﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﺘﻘﻤﺺ اﻻدوار داﺧﻞ اﻟﻘﺴﻢ ان ﺗﻜﻮن ﺗﻘﻨﯿﺔ ﺗﺤﻔﯿﺰﯾﺔ. ( ﻛﯿﻒ ﯾﻠﻌﺐ ﺗﻘﻤﺺ اﻻدوار دورا 1) : و ھﻮ ﯾﺼﻒ ﻣﺸﻜﻠﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻜﻼم و ﯾﺮﻛﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﻨﻘﺎط اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ اﻟﺴﺆاﻟﯿﻦ ( ھﻞ ﺳﺘﻌﺰز ھﺬه اﻟﺘﻘﻨﯿﺔ ﻣﻨﮭﺞ اﻟﻄﻼﻗﺔ و اﻟﺘﻼﺣﻢ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺤﺪﯾﺚ ﻟﺪى اﻟﻄﻠﺒﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻌﻠﻢ 2ﺗﺤﻔﯿﺰﯾﺎ ﻟﻄﻼب اﻻﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ ﻛﻠﻐﺔ اﺟﻨﺒﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﺤﺪث ﺑﻜﻔﺎءة ) اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻻﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ ﻛﻠﻐﺔ اﺟﻨﺒﯿﺔ و ﻗﺪ ﺗﻨﺎوﻟﺖ ھﺬه اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ اﻟﻤﻨﮭﺠﯿﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺜﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ دراﺳﺔ ﻧﻮﻋﯿﺔ ﻣﻊ اﺳﺘﺒﯿﺎﻧﯿﻦ ﻣﺨﺼﺼﯿﻦ ﻟﻜﻞ ﻣﻦ طﻼب اﻟﺴﻨﺔ . وﻗﺪ اﻛﺪت ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ 2017-2016اوﻟﻰ ﻣﺎﺳﺘﺮ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺴﻢ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻻﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ و ﻣﻌﻠﻤﻲ اﻟﺘﻌﺒﯿﺮ اﻟﺸﻔﮭﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﺸﺎذﻟﻲ ﺑﻦ ﺟﺪﯾﺪ اﻟﻄﺎرف ﻟﻠﻌﺎم اﻟﺪراﺳﻲ ﺗﺤﻠﯿﻞ اﻟﺒﯿﺎﻧﺎت ﻓﺮﺿﯿﺔ اﻟﺒﺤﺚ و اظﮭﺮت ان ﺗﻘﻨﯿﺔ ﺗﻘﻤﺺ اﻻدوار ﺗﺤﻔﺰ اﻟﻄﻼﻗﺔ ﻟﺪى اﻟﻄﺎﻟﺐ و اظﮭﺮت اﯾﻀﺎ ان ﻟﺪى اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﯿﻦ ﻣﻮﻗﻔﺎ اﯾﺠﺎﺑﯿﺎ ﺗﺠﺎه اﺳﺘﺨﺪام ھﺬه اﻻﺧﯿﺮة ﻛﻮﺳﯿﻠﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﺪرﯾﺲ .و ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ, ﻓﺈﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﻮﺻﻲ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪاﻣﮭﺎ ﺧﻼل اﻟﻔﺼﻮل اﻟﺪراﺳﯿﺔ ﻟﺘﺤﻔﯿﺰ اﻟﻄﻼﻗﺔ و اﻟﺘﻤﺎﺳﻚ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻜﻼم ﻟﺪى طﻼب اﻻﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ ﻛﻠﻐﺔ اﺟﻨﺒﯿﺔ.